Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-28
GOV. LEE TAKESADIP,
AND IL swEErLY sALUTED BY YOUNG
LADIES AT OLD POINT.
A German at the Hyseia- Meeting OF
Railroad Men-Eo Fireworks at
tho Port on tho 4th, bat
AZ the Home,
correspondence OF tho Richmond DIsps,ch.l

FORTRESS MONROE, Va, June 81, 1887.
ON Saturday afternoon Governor Ice,
| with his wife, Mrs. HaxalI, and Mrs. Ross,
| arrived from Richmond by the James
| river. and were soon surrounded by a
| number Of friends. There are one or two
| Of his old classmates on duty here, who al
| ways accord him q warm welcome. At 1
| O'Clock to-day the Governor Joined the
| merry party OF bathers, and after taking
| the first plunge turned around and gal.
| lantly kissed his hand 10 his wife. IL was
| at once returned by twenty.tbree young
ladies, by whom she was surrounded. As
| u was his first visit TO the post this year, a
salute was fired from the water battery in
honor Of the event.
A convention OF railroad-men, who had
been in session In Washington on Monday
ard Tuesday, finding The weather too warm
Adjourned TO Old Point and held three
DAYS session here. They were trying TO
establish a system OF rates for all the leading
southern lines, both for freight and plssen-
gers, but did not succeed in arriving at
any permanent conclusions. They made a
Uniform rate Of one fare for the round trip
for all Grand Army OF the Republic a.socii-
tons visiting the annual encampment at 81.
Louis. and then adjourned to meet he.e on
July 18th for further deliberatIon.
The hot weather during the early part OF
the week has brought large number OF
guests here, aud the pavilion is nightly
crowded with the young people, who keep
up The dancing with spirit until the music
ceases OF II L. NJ. The children have the
bali to themselves from 8 until 9P. NJ, aud
the little people make the most OF their OPP
portunity.
On Friday evening the first german OF
the season took place aud was very much
enjoyed. 1t was given by Miss Maggie w.
FIeoland, OF Richmond, and bIrs. Rosa
McCay Lockwood, OF Baltimore. The
ChGper0neS were Mrs. j. X. Mccoy. OF Bal.
timore, and Mrs. Tayrc, OF san Francisco.
Dancing commenced ut 10 L. NJ, lei
by Lieutenant Charles q. Treat, Filth
artillery, and Miss Freeland. Among the
dancers were Lieutenant Lemly, United
States navy, aud Mrs. Reamy, Lieutenant
HIwthOIn and Mrs. LOckW God. MljOr
Calei and Miss Irwin OF Mobile, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dickson Of Norfolk, Lieutenant and
Mrs. lIubbell. Lieutenant Foote and Mss
Brooke, Mr. Weymouth OF Norfolk aud
Miss Bodell, Lieutenant Brooks and Miss
Thompson OF Buffalo, Lieutenant Wake
and Miss Jones, Lieutenant HAYNES and
Mrs. Dunn, Lieutenant and Mrs. Bailey,
Lieutenant Dunn and Mrs. HAYNES, Lea
tenant FassOn and Miss Tub0s OF San
Francisco, Lieutenant Hancock and Miss
Doyle OF Columbus, o., Mr.. Brooke and
Miss Edith Pennington, Lieutenant Flhs,
United States navy, and Mrs Nye, Captain
Huntington, United States navy, and Mrs.
SoughiOn OF Boston, Lieutenant Mitchell,
United States navy, and Miss Slought0n,
Lieutenant Ludlow and Miss Hunt Of
Washington.
A large party OF Richmond people ar
rived here Saturday evening, among whom
were Colonel 10. Lane Stern, Mr. w.
scott Darlington, Mr.. Allison, aud Mr.. g.
II. Bronson, auditor OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio ailway.
Owing to the explosion OF the powder
magazine last December, which contained
all the material for manufacturing fire.
works, there will be no display here on the
Fourth Of July as usual. Governor Wood
tin, Of the National Soldiers Home, how.
ever, will have an unusually attractive dis.
play, 50 we will probably manage TO cele.
brate the day appropriately.
4 number OF the young people who have
been absent at school have returned for
the summer - Mis- Susie Tidball from
Philadelphia, Miss Alice Frank from Bos-
ton, Miss Helen Francis from Nolre Dame,
Baltimore; the Ph9bus bOys-Sim Hlr.
~, aud Frank-frOm Sing Sing, and jim.
my Fulton from Charlotte Hail, Maryland